When the Green Bay Packers fired head coach Mike McCarthy in December
Dave Robinson Jersey , reactions from the teams fans were varied, but most — at least according to surveys here at Acme Packing Company — approved of the
decision.As for people who played for him in Green Bay? Well, those opinions
were a little more varied.This week, one of McCarthy’s former players weighed in
on his old coach’s firing from Super Bowl media days. Another is retiring, but
provided his thoughts in a personal blog post about his career. And a third —
one of the Packers’ most important players — spoke on Thursday about the biggest
problem he saw towards the end of McCarthy’s tenure.As we get ready for Super
Bowl LIII on Sunday, here’s a look back from some of these current and former
Packers stars at the franchise’s biggest move in over a decade.David Bakhtiari
says complacency is a problem for Green Bay Packers | ESPNWhile Bakh has a
fun-loving personality outside of football, there's no question that he is a
no-nonsense guy when it comes to his job. So it should come as no surprise that
he would be put off by McCarthy and his staff choosing not to penalize players
for being late or other transgressions.17 and Out, by Julius Peppers | The
Players TribunePeppers is officially hanging up the cleats, retiring after a
stellar 17-year career that will surely land him in the Pro Football Hall of
Fame. Read his thoughts here
Reggie White Jersey , wherein he thanks Packers fans, Mike McCarthy (who he says got a "raw deal" this year), and Aaron Rodgers, who "(made) me believe that
somehow, a Hail Mary can be a high-percentage throw."Sam Shields not surprised
Packers fired Mike McCarthy | 247sportsUnlike Peppers, Shields -- who will suit
up on Sunday for his second Super Bowl appearance -- said he "kind of figured"
McCarthy's firing was coming.Shawn Mennenga brings the Dave Toub approach to
Packers' special teams - ESPNAs someone who really wanted the Packers to at
least interview Toub for the head coaching job, I'm glad to see that Mennenga's
philosophies and schemes on special teams derive from Toub'sTed Fritsch was hero
for Packers in ’44 NFL title game | Packers.comTed Fritsch isn't a name that a
lot of Packers fans are likely to know (unless they're affiliated with Green Bay
Notre Dame high school), but he was a two-time All-Pro who was the key to the
Packers' 1944 championship team and kicked the first 50-yard field goal in team
history.Super Bowl 2019: Poll shows NFL fans want Patriots to lose, think
they’ll win - SBNation.comThree-quarters of fans surveyed by SB Nation want the
Rams to win on Sunday
Jaire Alexander Jersey , but almost 70% think the Patriots will get the win.NJ Man Caught on Video Tossing Ice Cubes Onto Floor, Faking Fall for
Insurance Claim: Prosecutors - NBC New YorkIf you're going to try to fake an
injury for insurance money by deliberately throwing ice onto the floor so you
can slip and fall on it, make sure there aren't security cameras that can catch
you doing it. A busy weekend for the Green Bay Packers’ front office has become
even busier. Team president Mark Murphy and general manager Brian Gutekunst had
five head coaching interviews scheduled already between Friday and Sunday, and
the group has reportedly added a sixth name to the interview list.That latest
individual reported as an interviewee is Todd Monken, who has spent the past
three years as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator. According to
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, Monken is meeting with the Packers’ executives on Saturday
evening.The team was in Foxboro on Friday to interview Patriots assistants Josh
McDaniels and Brian Flores, then flew to New Orleans to meet with Saints coaches
Dan Campbell and Pete Carmichael. Apparently they will squeeze Monken in
Saturday night before meeting with Titans OC Matt LaFleur on Sunday.Under
Monken, the Bucs’ offense racked up big yardage totals, particularly through the
air. With Ryan Fitzpatrick and Jameis Winston at quarterback
Josh Jackson Jersey , Tampa Bay’s passing game finished as the NFL’s top passing yardage unit (5,358 yards) and ended the season second in net yards per attempt.
Both quarterbacks had yards per attempt numbers greater than Aaron Rodgers’ 7.5,
as Fitzpatrick went for 9.6 YPA in eight games and Winston was at 7.9 in 11
contests.Monken does have head coaching experience, though at the college level
rather than in the NFL. Still, with that in his background, it seems reasonable
to consider him as a legitimate candidate for the Packers’ job.
